The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced on the 16th that it had approved partial amendments to the Enforcement Decree of the Employment Insurance Act and the Enforcement Decree of the Employment and Industrial Accident Insurance Premium Collection Act at the Cabinet meeting. The amendment extends the payment period for substitute workers for parental leave by up to one month and changes the method to pay the full amount of the subsidy during the substitute worker’s employment period.
To promote the reduction of working hours during the childcare period, the upper limit of the standard amount for calculating the childcare period reduction allowance is increased from 2.2 million won to 2.5 million won for the first 10 hours reduced each week, and from 1.5 million won to 1.6 million won for the remaining reduced working hours. Additionally, due to the increase in the minimum wage next year, the lower limit of the job-seeking allowance, which is linked to the minimum wage, will exceed the upper limit, so the upper limit of the daily wage, which is the basis for calculating the job-seeking allowance, will be raised from 110,000 won to 113,500 won.
As a result, the upper limit of the job-seeking allowance will also increase from 66,000 won to 68,100 won per day. From next year, the foundation has been laid to entrust some tasks, such as recruitment and screening for the newly promoted 4.5-day workweek support project (Work-Life Balance + 4.5 Project), to the Korea Labor Foundation, which has relevant expertise and networks.
In addition, the scope of materials that can be requested from related agencies regarding truck owners (hazardous material transporters) has been expanded.